POTASSIUM ALGINATE

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Food Additives Approved in the United States

ALGINATE, POTASSIUM [show][hide]

Mainterm ALGINATE, POTASSIUM

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CAS number 9005-36-1

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Food Additives Approved by European Union:

Potassium alginate [show]

General Information

CAS number:	9005-36-1
INS:	402
Functional Class:	Food Additives EMULSIFIER STABILIZER THICKENER GELLING_AGENT

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Evaluations

Evaluation year:	1992
ADI:	NOT SPECIFIED
Meeting:	49
Specs Code:	R (1997)
Report:	TRS 828-JECFA 39/22
Tox Monograph:	FAS 30-JECFA 39/209
Specification:	COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 5/FNP 52 Add.5/121 (1997). R; FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.3/113

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GSFA Provisions for POTASSIUM ALGINATE

Number	Food Category	Max Level	Notes
06.4.2	Dried pastas and noodles and like products	GMP	Note 256
01.2.1.2	Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation	GMP	Note 234
09.2.2	Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP	Note 63
09.2.1	Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP	Note XS315,Note XS92,Note XS36,Note XS292,Note XS312,Note XS191,Note XS165,Note XS95,Note XS190
11.4	Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings)	GMP	Note 258
01.4.1	Pasteurized cream (plain)	GMP	Note 236

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Computed Descriptors

2D Structure
CID	91886355
IUPAC Name	dipotassium;(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-6-[(2S,3S,4R,5S,6R)-2-carboxylato-4,5,6-trihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylate
InChI	InChI=1S/C12H18O13.2K/c13-1-2(14)7(9(18)19)25-12(5(1)17)24-6-3(15)4(16)11(22)23-8(6)10(20)21;;/h1-8,11-17,22H,(H,18,19)(H,20,21);;/q;2*+1/p-2/t1-,2-,3+,4-,5-,6-,7-,8-,11+,12+;;/m0../s1
InChI Key	LAEKMUKVBJSQBM-CAWKZDFGSA-L
Canonical SMILES	C1(C(C(OC(C1O)OC2C(C(C(OC2C(=O)[O-])O)O)O)C(=O)[O-])O)O.[K+].[K+]
Molecular Formula	C12H16K2O13

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Computed Properties

Property Name	Property Value
Molecular Weight	446.444
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	6
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	13
Rotatable Bond Count	2
Complexity	500.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint	A A A D c e B w P A A A Y A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A k S A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A G g A A C A A A C B S w g A M A C A A A B g A I A A C Q C A I A A A A A A A A A A A F A A A A R E B Y A A A Q i Q A A F I A A H A A H K b A x A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area	229.0
Monoisotopic Mass	445.987
Exact Mass	445.987
Compound Is Canonicalized	True
Formal Charge	0
Heavy Atom Count	27
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	10
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Isotope Atom Count	0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count	3

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Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom	Organic compounds
Superclass	Organic oxygen compounds
Class	Organooxygen compounds
Subclass	Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Sugar acids and derivatives - Glucuronic acid derivatives - Glucuronides
Direct Parent	O-glucuronides
Alternative Parents	Oxanes Acetals Hemiacetals Organic cations Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives Carbonyl compounds O-glycosyl compounds Organic potassium salts Pyrans Disaccharides Oxacyclic compounds Secondary alcohols Carboxylic acid salts Beta hydroxy acids and derivatives Hydrocarbon derivatives Organic oxides Polyols Carboxylic acids
Molecular Framework	Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
Substituents	1-o-glucuronide - O-glucuronide - Disaccharide - Glycosyl compound - O-glycosyl compound - Beta-hydroxy acid - Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives - Hydroxy acid - Pyran - Oxane - Carboxylic acid salt - Hemiacetal - Secondary alcohol - Acetal - Carboxylic acid derivative - Carboxylic acid - Oxacycle - Organic alkali metal salt - Organoheterocyclic compound - Polyol - Organic oxide - Carbonyl group - Organic potassium salt - Alcohol - Organic salt - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic cation - Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Description	This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as o-glucuronides. These are glucuronides in which the aglycone is linked to the carbohydrate unit through an O-glycosidic bond.

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